Chapter 1

After my mother died of cancer in the spring of my third grade in junior high school, relatives and friends actively lobbyed her father, who was just in her forties, to quickly reopen her strings.

If it is for Mariko, it is better to take Mariko's opinions as your opinion in everything. As for me! As long as the married person can cherish Mariko well, I will have no objection

I clearly remember that my father always answered this way at that time

For this reason, my aunt specially asked me to go out for details

Mariko! To be honest! Your words represent your father’s mood! How about it!

That's right, I'm really overturned

More than half a year after my mother's death, the father of an office worker, in order to go to work at the company before 9 o'clock, he had to get up at 7 o'clock every morning and go out on time at 8 o'clock.

In addition to making breakfast in person, I also have to wake me up

Because of my father's careful care, it also diluted my longing for my mother

But whenever I see my father doing housework clumsyly in the kitchen, I feel deeply

It's true that a mother needs to take care of us

Making supper is my job. When I hesitate about what to do for supper, I often call my dad’s office to ask him.

What do you want to eat?

Of course, I often call my father's workplace for other trivial matters, but I cannot ignore it, so I asked in a symbolic way.

Is it okay to have A tonight?

This means: I'll eat fish tonight

Or I think eating B may be better than A, oh!

In other words: meat is better than fish

Such conversations finally became popular in my father's company, and some even envy our father and daughter's intimate relationship!

For me, I really don't want anyone to intervene in life between our father and daughter, so when my aunt talks about that matter again

No matter what, this kind of life is also very good at the moment. Let’s talk about that after I graduate from high school!

I always answer my aunt

My aunt always speaks from her father's standpoint, and she has been looking forward to me saying OK!

Mariko! Your father is only forty-two years old, and there are many things you won’t understand. A man of forty-two needs a woman

So! I am responsible for making dinner, and after I come back from school, I am also responsible for cleaning the house and washing clothes! Are these things not what women should do?

After answering her like this, my aunt smiled and said: Mariko, what women need to do is not just wash clothes, cook and other household tasks! A woman's body is also very important... Are you talking about the body?

Yes! I'm talking about the body. If your father has a woman outside or goes to a romantic place to do that, it's always not good, but if he asks him not to do it, this is a bit too much for a normal man who is only forty-two years old.

My aunt was a little unable to say anything, and I could do nothing except listen with blushing

This is the first time I have learned about a woman’s special function, but I think my father doesn’t want to do that with a woman other than her mother!

But I can’t stand anything I say when I bring the woman outside into the house!

That's because you are still a pure girl. You don't understand your father's needs at all. Why don't you think about it from the father's standpoint? Don't you think your father is pitiful?

Stop talking, I still think it's good at the moment

After strongly opposing my aunt, I rushed out of the house while crying, why was it so sad? I didn't know that tears were flowing so uncontrollably

When I walked home from a nearby park, I happened to see my father and aunt talking in the living room.

Even though I knew this was wrong, I still walked around the window and listened secretly

Let me tell you! It’s really unreasonable to talk about this with Mariko. If she can understand the man’s position, then she is an adult, let alone, although it is a bit inconvenient for a family without a woman, how could she understand these inconveniences!

This... I didn't expect... It's Ah! She thought that as long as she was washing clothes and cooking was a woman's job, alas! Actually, I really want to remarry, but I still take Mariko's opinion as the priority, so I think there is probably nothing I can do about this matter

What a pity! It's only half a year since her husband died in a traffic accident, so she returned to her parents' home and helped such a beautiful woman in the store she runs at home. She is also easy to get along with.

It's Ah! Just looking at the photos, I can feel that I'm a good person, but forget it! Please stop talking, I'm a little worried

Hello! Let's talk to Mariko again! If you really need it, just say it straight to the point! No matter what, you are always your own daughter, she should know her. As for reply, let's keep it first! You think about it and let's talk about it.

Well...so...so...so!

Then, I talked about a lot of irrelevant things

Judging from the content of this conversation, my aunt once brought photos to talk to my father with her when I was away.

In this way, I didn't go home immediately. I quickly moved out of the window and wandered around the park. I don't know how long it took to slowly walk home.